The person convicted of setting fire to the Hotel Talisi in Tallassee, escaped from Frank Lee Work Release Center last night, according to the Department of Corrections.

Dylan Carroll escaped from the Deatsville center Thursday night at about 7:30 p.m. Since his escape, there has been some speculation that Carroll stole a vehicle which may have had a gun in it, but the Autauga County Sheriff's Office said, "There's no validity behind it. That's just an idea."

Sheriff Joe Sedinger confirmed that a truck was stolen on County Road 85 last night, but he said he will not speculate about who stole it at this time.

Carroll, who was 18 years old when he set fire to the historic hotel in 2009, was tried as an adult and sentenced to 30 months of jail time and five years of supervised probation.

Any information about Carroll's whereabouts should be reported to the DOC at 800-831-8825.

Correction: An earlier version of this story quoted the release sent out by ADOC as saying Carroll had escaped from the Frank Lee Youth Center. Bob Horton with the ADOC has since said that the release was incorrect and Carroll escaped from Frank Lee Work Release Center.